__________________"I've an idea. Why don't we play a little game. Let's pretend that we're human beings, and that we're actually alive. Just for a while. What do you say? Let's pretend we're human. Oh, brother, it's such a long time since I was with anyone who got enthusiastic about anything."
― Jack Osborne

I've been researching and practicing Mind control (not literally). But, persuading how people think and being able to distract their thoughts to the point that you can have them decide what you are thinking or suggest it so they don't realize what they're doing is really what you want. To the extent of being able to pick pocket people as well because they want to feel like you're a nice person, meanwhile you've just pocketed their watch, belt if they've got one on, and wallet among other things.

Those of you who've heard of him, Derren Brown, has greatly influenced a lot of my interests in this subject which nicely merges itself with what I was studying previously which was how to tell if someone's lying to you or reading their emotions even when they try their hardest to hide them.

I aspire to be even remotely close to the point of skill that Derren Brown has at what he does.